At a glance

Top of scale

$54.74/hr

base rate · effective 2025-11-30 · § cited below

Top + license premium

$54.74 + $8.50/hr

top of scale plus “License Pay (Appendix A, Sec. J)” · § cited below

Reaches top step

year 8

per the printed step timing · § cited below

Field trips

1.75×

Field Trip rate — all time away from base, work and travel alike (12.B) · § cited below

Agreement

IBT

2023-2024 extension, consolidated text

United technicians-and-related tentative agreement not ratified

The United Airlines Teamsters technicians-and-related tentative agreement was not ratified in the vote concluded on September 18, 2026. The Teamsters Airline Division announced the outcome, and a certified tally posted by Teamsters Local 781 corroborates it. The proposal remains archived as historical reference; it does not enter current-pay tables or the calculator. These result documents establish no new wage-effective date or pay schedule.

Sources: Teamsters Airline Division — September 18 vote outcome · Certified vote tally hosted by Teamsters Local 781

This page is a reference summary of a public agreement. The governing agreement and your employer’s records control your pay; nothing here is legal, financial or employment advice. Wrong number? corrections@amtindex.com.

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Verified contract terms for United Airlines.

Base pay scale

“Technicians — Appendix A, Section A (covers A. Technicians, GSE, Facilities, Welder, Machinist, Flame Spray, Plater, Airport Communication Technicians and Inspectors)”
effective 2025-11-30

Base scale steps
Year 0 / Step 1	$29.27/hr
Year 1 / Step 2	$32.91/hr
Year 2 / Step 3	$35.23/hr
Year 3 / Step 4	$35.79/hr
Year 4 / Step 5	$37.20/hr
Year 5 / Step 6	$40.20/hr
Year 6 / Step 7	$43.20/hr
Year 7 / Step 8	$49.51/hr
Year 8 / Step 9	$54.74/hr

source

ua-ibt-reset-2025-dispatch · p.2 · Updated 2025 Industry Reset Wage Rate Schedules — Technicians and Inspectors, Basic Hourly Rate (11/30/2025 RESET column); mechanism: LOA #29 'Industry Reset' of the 2023 extension, pp.281-284
verified 2026-08-18dual-read verified

Year 8 / Step 9 is top of scale. Base rate only — license pay, longevity (max $1.00/hr), line pay and other Appendix A components are separate adders. The 11/30/2025 column comes from LOA #29 ('Industry Reset', extension pp.281-284): each year while no successor agreement exists, United's technician wages-and-benefits package is reset to at least 102% of the American/Delta average; the 2025 run raised scales 5.7-6.8% effective 2025-11-30 (union-published schedules, archived). This is the current scale verified by AMT Index. Separately labeled proposed terms are reference material, not current pay; no outcome is inferred from the scheduled ballot date.

Step progression

not yet verified

A&P license premium

“License Pay (Appendix A, Sec. J)”
$8.50/hr

Structure: $4.25/hr per FAA license (A&P = two licenses = $8.50), FCC license $6.00/hr, total license pay capped at $8.50/hr regardless of licenses held. Cap corroborated separately in the Appendix A Section A table (p.149: $5.25 at 12/4/2022, $8.50 from 1/1/2023).

source

ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.155 · Article 15 — Appendix A, Section J: License and Premium Pay
verified 2026-08-08dual-read verified

IA premium

not yet verified

Shift differential

“Shift premium (Article 15.D)”

Shift differentials
shift commences outside first-shift hours	$0.51/hr source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.146 · Article 15.D — shift premium verified 2026-08-08dual-read verified
shift commences outside first-shift hours (same rule)	$0.51/hr source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.146 · Article 15.D — shift premium verified 2026-08-08dual-read verified
relief mechanic rotating between shifts	$0.58/hr source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.146 · Article 15.D — shift premium verified 2026-08-08dual-read verified

Lead premium

not yet verified

Skill premiums

“Certified-skill premiums (Article 15.K)”

Premium tiers
Taxi / Taxi Run Up certified on any one of the Company's aircraft types — per hour for 8 or 10 hours (whichever applies) for each shift performing an aircraft Taxi or Engine Run Up; added to the base rate for all pay purposes	$1.00/hr source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.148 · Article 15.K-M — premiums, per diem, profit sharing verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified
GSE Technician/Coordinator, Facilities Technician and Base Specialty skill premium	$4.25/hr source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.155 · Appendix A §J — skill premium pay verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified
Facilities, GSE and Base Specialty skill premium — enhanced rate (per the printed condition in Appendix A §J)	$6.00/hr source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.155 · Appendix A §J — skill premium pay verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified

Longevity pay

“Longevity Pay Premium (Appendix A §L)”

Accrual schedule
from year 9	$0.40/hr nine (9) years of completed service source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.156 · Article 15 — Appendix A, Section L: Longevity Pay Premium verified 2026-08-25dual-read verified
from year 10	$0.60/hr ten (10) years of completed service source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.156 · Article 15 — Appendix A, Section L: Longevity Pay Premium verified 2026-08-25dual-read verified
from year 11	$0.80/hr eleven (11) years of completed service source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.156 · Article 15 — Appendix A, Section L: Longevity Pay Premium verified 2026-08-25dual-read verified
from year 12	$1.00/hr twelve (12) years of completed service — top of the schedule; equals the summary table's printed 'Longevity Max' (mc2) source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.156 · Article 15 — Appendix A, Section L: Longevity Pay Premium verified 2026-08-25dual-read verified

Schedule as printed in Appendix A Section L (p.156), per completed year of service. The Appendix A summary table (p.149) prints 'Longevity Max $1.00/hr' (all columns), matching the schedule's 12-year top step. Published 2026-08-24 after the Lead-Technician classification collision in the referee was fixed; the schedule had been dual-read AGREE behind that gate.

Overtime

“Overtime (Article 17)”

Overtime rules
Time and one-half — first 10 hrs worked on a scheduled day off (10-hour schedule, §C.2.b)	1.5x source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.187 · Article 17 — Overtime verified 2026-08-18dual-read verified
Double time — hours beyond 12 on a regular work day (§C.3-C.4)	2x source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.187 · Article 17 — Overtime verified 2026-08-18dual-read verified

Minimums: 4 hours when overtime is worked in conjunction with the regular shift; 8 hours when an off-duty employee is called in (§D).

Holiday pay

“Holidays (Article 8)”
paid holidays: 10

source

ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.75 · Article 8 — Holidays
verified 2026-08-18dual-read verified

holiday worked: 1.5x

holiday worked (§D)

source

ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.75 · Article 8 — Holidays
verified 2026-08-18dual-read verified

Excused from a regularly scheduled 8-hour work day on a holiday pays 8 hours straight time (§F).

Field trip pay

“Field Trips (Article 12); per diem Article 15.L”

Field Trips (Article 12); per diem Article 15.L
Field Trip rate — all time away from base, work and travel alike (12.B)	1.75x source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.119 · Article 12 — Field Trips (pp.119-123) verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Rest on return before the next regular scheduled shift (12.D)	8 hrs source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.119 · Article 12 — Field Trips (pp.119-123) verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Rate when directed to work without that rest (12.D)	2x source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.119 · Article 12 — Field Trips (pp.119-123) verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Minimum straight-time pay when a trip is canceled after arriving off-station (12.O)	4 hrs source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.119 · Article 12 — Field Trips (pp.119-123) verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Notice threshold separating planned from unplanned Field Trips (12.A)	4 hrs source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.119 · Article 12 — Field Trips (pp.119-123) verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Planned Field Trips called out no more than this many days ahead (12.H.2)	7 days source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.119 · Article 12 — Field Trips (pp.119-123) verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Per diem, domestic including Canada, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico — per hour away from base (15.L)	$2.30/hr source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.148 · Article 15.L — per diem away from base verified 2026-08-25dual-read verified
Per diem, international — per hour away from base (15.L)	$2.75/hr source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.148 · Article 15.L — per diem away from base verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Per diem annual increase every January 1, both rates (15.L)	$0.05/hr source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.148 · Article 15.L — per diem away from base verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified

The domestic hourly per diem cleared dual-read agreement (uapsA/uapsB) and published 2026-08-24, as promised, once the document's referee gate cleared. Both per-diem rates increase every January 1 (15.L).

Shoe / tool allowance

“Tools and Tool Box Insurance (Article 21)”

Tools and Tool Box Insurance (Article 21)
Tool Box Insurance cap — settled at replacement value (21.H.2)	$10,000.00 flat source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.213 · Article 21.G-H — tools; Tool Box Insurance 21.H.2 verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Employee deductible (21.H.2)	$50.00 flat source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.213 · Article 21.G-H — tools; Tool Box Insurance 21.H.2 verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified
Company repairs or replaces required personal power tools within (21.G.1)	60 days source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.213 · Article 21.G-H — tools; Tool Box Insurance 21.H.2 verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified

Safety shoes/aprons/gloves for acid and chemical work are furnished in kind (14.H) — no shoe or boot dollar allowance is printed.

Profit sharing

“Profit Sharing (Article 15.M)”

Profit Sharing (Article 15.M)
Pool: share of pre-tax profit up to a 6.9% pre-tax margin	5% source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.148 · Article 15.K-M — premiums, per diem, profit sharing verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified
Pre-tax margin threshold between the two tiers	6.9% source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.148 · Article 15.K-M — premiums, per diem, profit sharing verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified
Pool: share of pre-tax profit in excess of the 6.9% margin	10% source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.148 · Article 15.K-M — premiums, per diem, profit sharing verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified

Effective for 2017 profit sharing paid in 2018 and subsequent years of this Agreement. Special and unusual items are excluded from pre-tax profit in the calculation. This page publishes the formula, never a predicted payout.

Bonus payments

not yet verified

Retirement (401k)

“401(k) (Article 16 §K)”
match rate: 50%

at 10+ years of service; 25% at 5 to under 10 years; each tier alternatively pays dollar-for-dollar up to $300, whichever is greater

source

ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.174 · Article 16 §K — 401(k)
verified 2026-08-10dual-read verified

direct contribution: 1% of earnings

additional, for employees with 30+ years of Credited Service as CARP participants

source

ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.175 · Article 16 §K.2 — closing paragraph, additional CARP contribution
verified 2026-08-10dual-read verified

Service-tiered: each tier's employer match is the GREATER of dollar-for-dollar up to $300 or the tier's percentage of the employee's contribution — 25% at 5 to <10 years of service, 50% at 10 to <15, 50% at 15+. Employees with 30+ years of Credited Service as CARP participants receive an additional 1% direct employer contribution. The $300 figure is the dollar-for-dollar ceiling, not an annual cap on the match.

Health: employee contribution

“Health cost-sharing (Article 16.B medical, 16.C dental)”
employee contribution: 20%

Required Monthly Contribution will not exceed 20% of total projected cost for the elected coverage tier (16.B.4.a).

source

ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.161 · Article 16.B.4 — medical Required Monthly Contributions
verified 2026-08-11dual-read verified

employee contribution: 20%

Required Monthly Contribution will not exceed 20% of total projected plan cost for the elected tier (16.C.4.a).

source

ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.165 · Article 16.C.4 — Core Dental Option
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified

employee contribution: 9.25%

Maximum year-over-year increase in the Required Monthly Contribution, from 2018 onward (16.C.4.c).

source

ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.165 · Article 16.C.4 — Core Dental Option
verified 2026-08-12dual-read verified

Scope / outsourcing

not yet verified

Vacation accrual

“Vacation (Article 9.A.3)”

Accrual schedule
from year 1	10 days source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.82 · Article 9.A.3 — vacation accrual verified 2026-08-18dual-read verified
from year 4	15 days source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.82 · Article 9.A.3 — vacation accrual verified 2026-08-18dual-read verified
from year 9	20 days source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.82 · Article 9.A.3 — vacation accrual verified 2026-08-18dual-read verified
from year 16	25 days source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.82 · Article 9.A.3 — vacation accrual verified 2026-08-18dual-read verified
from year 24	30 days source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.82 · Article 9.A.3 — vacation accrual verified 2026-08-18dual-read verified
from year 29	35 days source ua-ibt-tech-extension-2023 · p.82 · Article 9.A.3 — vacation accrual verified 2026-08-18dual-read verified

By years of Company Service; VAC-DAT carryover into the following year capped at 40 hours (9.C.5).

Sick accrual

not yet verified

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Source documents

Archived source documents for United Airlines.
Document	Retrieved	Pages	SHA-256
United Airlines / IBT — Mechanics Dispatch: Updated 2025 Industry Reset Wage Rate Schedules (Teamsters Airline Division, 2025-08-11; rates effective 2025-11-30 per LOA #29)	2026-08-18	5	`9e747ec8358137f4…`
United Airlines / IBT — Technicians & Related CBA 2016-2022 (base agreement)	2026-08-08	365	`aa41e085dabca1e2…`
United Airlines / IBT — Technicians & Related CBA 2023-2024 extension, consolidated interactive text	2026-08-08	367	`1b92373cfacd5f32…`
United Airlines / IBT — Technicians & Related TENTATIVE agreement 2026-2030 (agreement in principle announced 2026-07-21; NOT ratified)	2026-08-08	436	`ed4fc3f2e02f5650…`
United Airlines / IBT — Technicians & Related TENTATIVE agreement 2026-2030, corrected re-posting dated 2026-08-28 (adds a Corrections Log with 8/24/26 entries: Art. 1.B.12 heavy-check sentence, Art. 15.L per diem rates as of 2026-01-01, LOA 5 moved to Historical Records; NOT ratified)	2026-09-08	437	`ee3029d242985d37…`

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